Television Dramatic Dialogue

A Sociolinguistic Study

Kay Richardson

Description

When we watch and listen to actors speaking lines that have been written by someone else-a common experience if we watch any television at all-the illusion of Television Dramatic Dialogue examines, from an applied sociolinguistic perspective, and with reference to television, the particular kind of

Television Dramatic Dialogue

A Sociolinguistic Study

Kay Richardson

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Previous Research3. What Is TV Dialogue Like?4. What TV Screenwriters Know About Dialogue.5. What Audiences Know About Dialogue.6. Dialogue As Social Interaction.7. Dialogue, Character and Social Cognition8. Dialogue and Dramatic Meaning: Life on Mars9. House and snark10. Conclusion